Window curtain and shade bracket.



0. W. COOPER. WINDOW CURTAIN AND SHADE BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.18,1913.

1 1 1 O, 1 1 1 Patented Sept. 8, 1914.

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OSCAR W. COOPER, OF TUXEDO, NEW YORK.

WINDOW CURTAIN AND SHADE BRACKET.

Specification of Letters Eatent.

Patented Sept, 8, 1914.

Application filed December 18, 1913. Serial No. 807,375.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Oscar: VJ. CoornR, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Tuxedo, in the county of Orange and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lVindow Curtain andShade Brackets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is designed to afford simple, inexpensive but effectivemeans whereby the usual window shade rollers (for light and dark shades)and a curtain pole may be supported upon and between triplex brackets,one on each side of the window frame, in such manner that variations inthe length of the shade rollers may be compensated for without injury tothe wood work, as hereinafter more fully set forth,the inventionconsisting in the specific arrange ment and construction of partsdescribed and claimed, and a distinctive feature being the formation ofthe basic structure of each triplex bracket out of a blank of sheetmetal, portions of which are upset or bent over to form the bracket armsand attaching members.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view of the sheet metalblank for the left hand tripartite bracket; Fig. 2, a view of the sheetmetal blank from which my right hand tripartite bracket is formed; Fig.3, is an isometrical perspective of the left hand bracket; Fig. l, anisometrical view of the right hand bracket; Fig. 5, a detail in sideelevation showing more clearly the application of the brace used toreinforce the curtain pole bracket arm. Fig. 6 is a detail showing amodification.

It will be seen by reference to Figs. 1 and 2 that the blanks for theright and left hand tripartite window curtain fixtures or brackets arepractically the same except that the blank for the left hand bracket(usually) is formed with shade roller trunnion slots at, open at the topfor the insertion of the flattened trunnion at the left hand end of theordinary shade roller. Each consists of an elongate strip A, of sheetmetal having the lateral securing extensions a, a, and the intermediatelateral extensions a, a, which form the shade roller, bracket arms whenbent over at right angles to the longitudinal strip as shown in Figs. 3and l. In order to position the shade roller bracket arms a, a, andstifien the structure the parts a (H, of the blank adjacent to the saidbracket longer than the upper shade roller arms a, a, are bent backwardat right angles lengthwise of the strip, as shown in the last threefigures of the drawings; and the upper portion of the blank is bentforward to form the curtain pole bracket arm a with the pole socket aFor the purpose of reinforcing the curtain pole bracket arm a againstthe weight of the pole, curtain, &c., a brace 0, is secured to theunderside of said arm a and the upright portion a, of the blank, andthis brace b, is the only separate piece incorporated in the structure,the basic part or standard and the bracket arms being all formed of onepiece of metal. The lower shade roller bracket arms a", ordinarily usedfor the dark shade, are slightly arms a, used for the lighter shade orblind, so as to afford clearance for the two shades. The lateralsecuring extensions (4, a, are formed with a series of screw slots orrecesses s, s, to accommodate the shank of a screw, tack or othersecuring device, a screw being used by preference, so that by looseningthe same the bracket may be adjusted laterally to meet requirements oflength of shade roller and re-tightened without injuring or marring thewood work as is inevitable where a separate hole has to be made thereinfor each adjustment. It is obvious that in lieu of the series ofrecesses s, 8, each lateral securing extension a, may be formed with alongitudinal slot 8, as indicated in Fig. 6; or any other well knownmechanical expeclient may be resorted to for the purpose of renderingsaid securing extensions a, adjustable in such manner that each bracket,considered as a whole, may be adjusted laterally for the purposedesignated.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,

1. A tripartite window shade and ourtain pole bracket of the characterdesignated comprising a strip of sheet metal having lateral extensionsforming means of attachment and lateral extensions forming shade rollerbracket arms bent over at right angles to the length of the strip, theupper portion of said blank being bent over to form a curtain polebracket and socket, and a brace secured to the underside of said polebracket and to the adjacent upright portion of the blank as and for thepurpose described.

2. A tripartite window shade and curtain pole bracket of the characterdesignated, comprising-a strip of sheet metal having lateial extensionsforming means of attachment and lateral extensions forming shade rollerbracket arnis bent over at right angles to the length of the strip, theportions of the blank adijacent to said shade roller bracket arms beingbent inward to position said bracket arms forward and stiffen thestructure, and the upper portion of said blank being bent ever to form acurtain pole bracket and Copies of this patent may be obtained for OSCARW. COOPER.

lVitnesses ALICE T. COOPER, ALICE E. COOPER.

five cents each, by addressing the *Lommissioner of Patents,

Washington, Ii. ii.

